FLATUOUS

Etymology

Adjective

flatuous (comparative more flatuous, superlative most flatuous)

(obsolete) windy; generating wind

(obsolete) generating flatulence

Source: Wiktionary


Flat"u*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. flatueux.]

Definition: Windy; generating wind. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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